The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-04-17

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Minnehaha in turn became deeply
| interested in the blue-eyed pale-face: SO
deep was theimpression made upon MIN
that the paie.face determined to reiln-
uuish all intentions he may have had
| of effecting his escape, and TO become
member of the tribe.
When he became stronger he made
| known his wishes TO Tohono, ana a!ter
deem constellation he was accepted into
the brotherhood Cherokee. He soon
proved himself equal TO any OF the
Young braves in the chase and other
shorts of the field. and rapidly won the
admiration of the braves and the
souaws. He was strong and athletic,
tender but daring. and ne soon found
| favor in the eyes of Tohoho.
He did not forget the lovely young
maiden. and paid her court in his own
way. As he learned the language OF
the Cherokees, he spoke to her of love
and its sweetness In such a charming
way that he som won what the other
Young braves had sued for in vain.
| When he sued before Tohoho the I'M
bending warrior was 10th to yield, but
when Minnehaha joined her prayers to
the entreaties of the pale-face, and
their words were encouraged by the
Indians themselves, he gave his con
sent and the two were formally be-
trothed and it was decided that when
the moon shone again the bright eyed
Minnehaha should wed the pale-faced
stranger with all the pOmp of the
Indian custom.
This decision met with almost general
approval, for the tribe had come to look
with high respect upon this brave and
handsome white brother. But in the
tribe there was one who beheid the be-
throthal with hatred and bitterness. A
Young brave who had paid court to
Minnehaha, whose refusal still ranked
in his heart, looked upon the pale-face
with envy and revenge. In his heart he
swo that they should never wed.
The trysting place of the lovers was
upon the top of the bowlder which sup
ports the great. shaking rock. On this
ledge, just beneath the massive rock,
| they used to often sit. the maiden
listening to the love songs of her pale
faced bethrothed and hanging up his
pictures of their future life of love aud
happiness.
Scarce a week was away to the mar
rage OF Minnehaha, when one day, just
before the sun grew red in the west, she
| with her lover, wandered to their love
seat to COO to each other. The grass
bowed down before them as if in their
honor; the squirrel leaped from branch
to branch of the tall trees as If to make
their hearts more lightsome, while the
| trees Bonded their heads to the gentle
south wind in soft melody of JOY to
the young lovers.
The lovers, engrossed in themselves,
sought the trusting place in the shadow
of the great rock. The angry brave fol-
lowed close behind them and secreted
. l. %k,n
very edge of the precipice beneath. Long
and late the levers sat cooling. Again
and again the cheek of the young
brave flushed and his hand closed
tightly over the handle of his tomahawk.
At last the sinking sun admonished
the lovers to return homeward. They
rose, and, arm in arm. came around the
narrow pathway. With q demons veil,
the braye sprang before them. 1.-The
dog of pale face" he screamed, rails
Ing his tomahswk. must die" and he
atruck, blown at the young lover. But
Mlnnehaha sprsng before her lover and |
the tomahawk buried itself deep in her |
head. As the pale-face sprang forw ward |
to catch her, she reeled and in q second |
fell to the rocky stream below. $780,
Then the paie-face and the brave |
grsppled each other in grip of death. |
The narrow ledgeEay scarce afforded
foothold for both. Their muscles stood |
out like whip-cords; their breath came |
thick and fast as they struggled for the
mastery. At last the sinewy pale-face
grasped a quick advantage over his
adversary. He forced him to the edge |
of the chasm, and with q tremendous
effort he hurled him over; but his
already spent strength was not sufficient
to save himself from the ledge. and be-
lore he could recover himself he was
dashed headlong on the rocks and into
The water below.